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1796	50 YEARS BEFORE IOWA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
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1809	February 2, Iowa became part of Illinois Territory.
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1832	Bettendorf site, in present Scott County, Iowa, purchased from the Fox and Sac Native Americans in the Black Hawk Purchase.
1833	Sho-quo-quon(present Burlington) site settled in Des Moines County, Iowa. First settlers arrived in Fort Madison on the Mississippi River in Lee County, Iowa. Coordinates 40°38'N-91°27'W.
1834	Sho-quo-quon site named Burlington, seat of Des Moines County in Iowa and named for Burlington in Vermont. Fort Des Moines in Iowa laid out by John Dougherty, an Indian Agent recommended to establish a military post at the point where the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers merged. Des Moines County established in Iowa, county seat Burlington. Dubuque County established in Iowa, seat Dubuque. Dubuque on the Mississippi River appointed seat of Dubuque County in Iowa. Coordinates 42°30'N-90°-41'W. Named afetr French trader Julien Dubuque
1835	June 28, Iowa became part of Michigan Territory.
1836	Burlington incorporated as city in Des Moines County, Iowa. Coordinates 40°49'N-91°14'W. Henry County established in Iowa, seat Mount Pleasant. Lee County established in Iowa, seat Fort Madison. Muscatine County established in Iowa, seat Muscatine. Van Buren County established in Iowa, seat Keosauqua.
1837	Benton County established in Iowa, seat Vinton. Buchanan County established in Iowa, seat Independence. Cedar County established in Iowa, seat Tipton. Clinton County established in Iowa, seat Clinton. Delaware County established in Iowa, seat Manchester. Dubuque incorporated as town in Dubuque County, Iowa. Fayette County established in Iowa, seat West Union. Jackson County established in Iowa, seat Maquoketa. Johnson County established in Iowa, seat Iowa City. Jones County established in Iowa, seat Anamosa. Keokuk County established in Iowa, seat Sigourney. Linn County established in Iowa, seat Cedar Rapids. Louisa County established in Iowa, seat Wapello. Scott County established in Iowa, seat Davenport. Washington County established in Iowa, seat Washington. July 10, The Wisconsin Territorial Gazette and Burlington Advertiser, first newspaper established in Burlington, Iowa.
1838	Burlington appointed capital of Iowa Territory. Fort Madison incorporated as town in Lee County, Iowa. July 3, William B. Conway, appointed acting governor of Iowa (1838-August 15, 1838). August 15, Robert Lucas, appointed first Governor of the Territory of Iowa (1838-1841).
1839	Buchanan County established in Iowa. Named for Pennsylvania Senator James Buchanan, who became in 1857, 15th President of the United States. Columbus, incorporated as town in Bartholomew County, Indiana. Fairfield settled in Jefferson County, Iowa. Fort Madison, incorporated as city in Lee County, Iowa. Penitentiary established in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa. Jefferson County established in Iowa, seat Fairfield. Loras College founded in Dubuque town, Dubuque County, Iowa.
1840	Iowa population 43,112 residents. Iowa, Cedar County population, 1,253 residents. Iowa, Clayton County population, 1.101 residents. Iowa, Clinton County population, 821 residents. Iowa, Delaware County population, 108 residents Iowa, Des Moines County population, 5.077 residents. Iowa, Dubuque County population, 3.059 residents. Iowa, Henry County population, 3.772 residents. Iowa, Jackson County population, 1,411 residents. Iowa, Jefferson County population, 2.773 residents. Iowa, Johnson County population, 1.491 residents. Iowa, Jones County population, 471 residents. Iowa, Lee County population, 6.093 residents. Iowa, Lina County population, 1.373 residents. Iowa, Louisa County population, 1.927 rsidents. Iowa, Muscatine County population, 1.942 residents. Iowa, Scott County population, 2.140 residents. Iowa, Van Buren County population, 8,146 residents. Iowa, Washington County population, 1,594 residents. Bettendorf settled in Scott County, Iowa. Coordinates 41°32'N-90°30'W.
1841	The Cedar Rapids site surveyed, located in Linn County, Iowa. Coordinates 41°59'N-91°40'W. John Chambers, appointed governor of Iowa (1841-1845). Dubuque town incorporated as city in Dubuque County, Iowa.
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1843	Appanoose County established in Iowa, seat Centerville. Black Hawk County established in Iowa, seat Waterloo. Clarke College founded in Dubuque city in Dubuque County, Iowa. Davis County established in Iowa, seat Bloomfield. Iowa County established in Iowa, seat Marengo. Mahaska County established in Iowa, seat Oskaloosa. Monroe County established in Iowa, seat Albia. Poweshiek County established in Iowa, seat Montezuma. Tama County established in Iowa, seat Toledo. Wapello County established in Iowa, seat Ottumwa. May, Des Moines settled in Polk County, Iowa. Captain James Allen arrived in Fort Des Moines in Iowa, a military site earlier recommended by Indian Agent John Dougherthy. Coordinates : 45°35'N-93°37'W.
1844	Madison County established in Iowa, seat Winterset.
1845	Cedar Falls on the Cedar River settled by William Sturgis in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Coordinates 42°32'N-92°27'W. James Clark, appointed governor of Iowa (1845-December 3, 1846). Des Moines, opened to white settlers, Polk County, Iowa. Marion County established in Iowa, seat Knoxville.
1846	Boone County established in Iowa, seat Boone. Centerville(original Chaldea and Senterville) laid out, seat of Appanoose County, Iowa. Coordinates 40°43'N-92°52'W. Clarke County established in Iowa, seat Osceola. Council Bluffs(also called Council Point and Miller's Hollow), settled by Mormons in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Coordinates 41°16'N-95°52'W. Dallas County established in Iowa, seat Adel. Decatur County established in Iowa, seat Leon. Grinnell College, founded in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Jasper County established in Iowa, seat Newton. Lucas County established in Iowa, seat Chariton. Marshall County established in Iowa, seat Marshalltown. Polk County established in Iowa, seat Des Moines. Story County established in Iowa, seat Nevada. Warren County established in Iowa, seat Indianola. Wayne County established in Iowa, seat Corydon. December 3, Ansel Briggs, elected governor of Iowa (1846-December 4, 1850).
1847	Allamakee County established in Iowa, seat Waukon. Clayton County established in Iowa, seat Elkader. Fairfield incorporated in Jefferson County, Iowa. First streets were platted in Fort Des Moines, Iowa. Fremont County established in Iowa, seat Sidney. Independence, appointed seat of Buchanan County on the Wapsipinicon River in Iowa. Coordinates 42°28'N-91°54'W. Attractions & Recreation : Backbone State Park, Silverlake State Park. Page County established in Iowa, seat Clarinda. Winnebago County established in Iowa, seat Forest City. Winneshiek County established in Iowa, seat Decorah.
1848	Boonesboro established in Boone County, Iowa. Council Bluffs, renamed Kanesville, for Colonel Thomas Kane. Located in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Pottawattamie County established in Iowa, seat Council Bluffs.
1849	Cedar Rapids incorporated as town in Linn County, Iowa. Chariton, settled by Mormons on the Chariton River in Lucas County, Iowa. Coordinates 41°01'N-93°19'W. Decorah, settled on the Iowa River in Winneshiek County, Iowa. Coordinates 43°18'N-91°48W. Indianola organized, seat of Warren County in Iowa. Coordinates 41°22'N-93°34'W. Trappist monks founded Our Lady of New Melleray Abbey near Dubuque city in Dubuque County, Iowa.
1850	Iowa population 192.214 residents. Iowa, Allamakee County population, 777 residents. Iowa, Appanoose County population, 3,131 residents. Iowa, Benton County population, 672 residents. Iowa, Blackhawk County population, 135 residents. Iowa, Boone County population, 735 residents. Iowa, Buchanan County population, 517 residents. Iowa, Cedar County population, 3,941 residents. Iowa, Clarke County population, 79 residents. Iowa, Clayton County population, 3,873 residents. Iowa, Clinton County population, 2,822 residents. Iowa, Dallas County population, 854 residents. Iowa, Davis County population, 7,264 residents. Iowa, Decatur County population, 965 residents. Iowa, Delaware County population, 1,759 residents. Iowa, Des Moines County population, 12,988 residents Iowa, Dubuque County population, 1,841 residents. Iowa, Fayette County population, 825 residents. Iowa, Fremont County population, 1,244 residents. Iowa, Henry County population, 8,707 residents. Iowa, Iowa County population, 822 residents. Iowa, Jackson County population, 7,210 residents. Iowa, Jasper County population, 1,280 residents. Iowa, Jefferson County population, 9,904 residents. Iowa, Johnson County population, 4,472 residents. Iowa, Jones County population, 3,007 residents. Iowa, Keokuk County population, 4,822 residents. Iowa, Lee County population, 18,861 residents. Iowa, Linn County population, 5,444 residents. Iowa, Louisa County population, 4,439 residents. Iowa, Lucas County population, 471 residents. Iowa, Madison County population, 1,179 residents. Iowa, Mahaska County population, 5,989 residents. Iowa, Marion County population, 5,482 residents. Iowa, Marshall County population, 338 residents. Iowa, Monroe County population, 2,884 residents. Iowa, Muscatine County population, 5,731 residents. Iowa, Page County population, 551 residents. Iowa, Polk County population, 4,513 residents. Iowa, Pottawattamie County population, 7,828 residents. Iowa, Poweshiek County population, 615 residents. Iowa, Scott County population, 5,986 residents. Iowa, Tama County population, 8 residents. Iowa, Taylor County population, 204 residents. Iowa, Van Buren County population, 12,270 residents. Iowa, Wapello County population, 8,471 residents. Iowa, Warren County population, 961 residents. Iowa, Washington County population, 4,957 residents. Iowa, Wayne County population, 340 residents. Iowa, Winneshiek County population, 546 residents. Charles City, settled by Joseph Kelly from Wisconsin, located in Floyd County, Iowa. December 4, Stephen P. Hempstead, elected governor of Iowa (1850-December 9, 1854).
1851	Adair County established in Iowa. Named for General John Adair and governor of Kentucky. Adams County established in Iowa, seat Corning. Audubon County established in Iowa, seat Audubon. Bremer County established in Iowa, seat Waverly. Buena Vista County established in Iowa, seat Storm Lake. Butler County established in Iowa, seat Allison. Calhoun County established in Iowa, seat Rockwell City. Carroll County established in Iowa, seat Carroll. Cerro Gordo County established in Iowa, seat Mason City. Cherokee County established in Iowa, seat Cherokee. Chickasaw County established in Iowa, seat New Hampton. Clay County established in Iowa, seat Spencer. Clear Lake, white settlement on Clear Lake, a Sioux and Winnebago hunting area, located in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Coordinates 43°08'N-93°23'W. Coe College founded in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Crawford County established in Iowa, seat Denison. Des Moines, incorporated as town in Polk County, Iowa. Dickinson County established in Iowa, seat Spirit Lake. Emmet County established in Iowa, seat Estherville. Floyd County, established in Iowa, seat Charles City. Fort Clark renamed Fort Dodge in Webster County, Iowa. Franklin County established in Iowa, seat Hampton. Greene County established in Iowa, seat Jefferson. Grundy County established in Iowa, seat Grundy Center. Guthrie County established in Iowa, seat Guthrie Center. Hancock County established in Iowa, seat Garner. Hardin County established in Iowa, seat Eldora. Harrison County established in Iowa, seat Logan. Howard County established in Iowa, seat Cresco. Humboldt County established in Iowa, seat Dakota City. Ida County established in Iowa, seat Ida Grove. Present Iowa Falls settled as Rocksylvania by Benjamin Talbott in Hardin County, Iowa. Lyon County established in Iowa, seat Rock Rapids. Mills County established in Iowa, seat Glenwood. Mitchell County established in Iowa, seat Osage. Monona County established in Iowa, seat Onawa. Montgomery County established in Iowa, seat Red Oak. O'Brien County established in Iowa, seat Primghar. Osceola County established in Iowa, seat Sibley. Palo Alto established in Iowa, seat Emmetsburg. Plymouth County established in Iowa, seat Le Mars. Pocahontas County established in Iowa, seat Pocahontas. Sac County established in Iowa, seat Sac City. Shelby County established in Iowa, seat Harlan. Sioux County established in Iowa, seat Orange City. Union County established in Iowa, seat Creston. Woodbury County established in Iowa, seat Sioux City. Worth County established in Iowa, seat Northwood. Wright County established in Iowa, seat Clarion. April 11, Adriane Constantine Anson, born in Marshalltown, Iowa. Professional baseball player and manager known as 'Cap' and 'Pop'. September 22, Fort Des Moines in Iowa, incorporated. October 18, the first toWn election in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, was held.
1852	Cedar Falls appointed seat of Black Hawk County in Iowa. The German Theological School (University of Dubuque) founded in Dubuque city in Dubuque County, Iowa. The Icarian Society - a group of mostly middle class French communistic idealists under founder and socialist Etienne Cabet - established a colony near Corning in Adams County, Iowa.
1853	Calhoun, platted in Harrison County, Iowa. Cedar Falls laid out in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Council Bluffs, incorporated in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Decorah, laid out in Winneshiek County, Iowa. Fort Dodge closed in Webster County, Iowa. Magnolia, established in Harrison County, Iowa. Webster County established in Iowa, seat Fort Dodge. January 12, Quincy (defunct) appointed seat of Adams County in Iowa. March 7, Harrison County organized in Iowa.
1854	Algona city on the East Des Moines River, settled as Call's Grove, seat of Kossuth County in Iowa. Coordinates : 43°04'N-94°14'W. Charles City, appointed seat of Floyd County in Iowa. First Iowa State Fair held in Fairfield, Jefferson County. Fort Dodge town, laid out by Major William Williams, in Webster County, Iowa. Jefferson, established in Harrison County, Iowa. Little Sioux on the Little Sioux River, established in Harrison County, Iowa. December 9, James Wilson Grimes, elected governor of Iowa (1854-January 13, 1858).
1855	Centerville incorporated, seat of Appanoose County in Iowa. Chester, incorporated in Randolph County, Iowa. Ringgold County established in Iowa, seat Mount Ayr. Walnut Township, settled in Adair County, Iowa. April 24, Summerset (now Fontanelle) selected as Adair county seat in Iowa. June, post-office opened in Summerset(now Fontanelle), Adair County, Iowa.
1856	Burlington and Missouri River Railroad began operations in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Cedar Rapids incorporated as city in Linn County, Iowa. Cherokee, settled by a Massachusetts colony, on the Little Sioux River, seat of Cherokee County, Iowa. Coordinates 42°45'N-95°33'W. Cincinnati, established in Harrison County, Iowa. Decorah, appointed seat of Winneshiek County in Iowa. Greenfield town laid out in Adair County, Iowa. Hamilton County established in Iowa, seat Webster City. Harrison, established in Harrison County, Iowa. Iowa Falls laid out in Hardin County, Iowa. Summerset, name changed to Fontanelle, Adair County, Iowa.
1857	Applington, platted in Butler County, Iowa. Cedar Falls incorporated in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Chariton incorporated in Lucas County, Iowa. Decorah, incorporated as town in Winneshiek County, Iowa. Estherville settled in Emmet County, Iowa. Coordinates 43°24'N-94°50'W. The name of Fort Des Moines in Iowa was shortened to Des Moines and incorporated as city. Iowa state capital moved from Iowa City to Des Moines in Polk County. The Quincy Guards organized in Adams County, Iowa, a volunteer military company named after the first Adams county seat, Quincy. Raglan, established in Harrison County, Iowa. Spirit Lake Massacre, violent conflict between European/American settlers and local Dakota Native Americans. Location Arnolds Park in Iowa. St. John, established in Harrison County, Iowa.
1858	Bettendorf city, renamed Gilbert, located in Scott County Iowa. Iowa State University of Science and Technology established in Ames, Story County, Iowa. Union, established in Harrison County, Iowa. January 13, Ralph Phillips Lowe, elected governor of Iowa (1858-January 11, 1860).
1859	Abraham Lincoln, visited and designated Council Bluffs as terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad, located in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Estherville appointed seat of Emmet County in Iowa. Grinnell College moved from Davenport to Grinnell in Poweshiek County, Iowa.
1860	Iowa population 674,914 residents. Iowa, Adair County population, 984 residents. Iowa, Adams County population, 1,533 residents. Iowa, Allamakee County population, 12,237 residents. Iowa, Appanoose County population, 11,931 residents. Iowa, Audubon County population, 454 residents. Iowa, Benton County population, 8,496 residents. Iowa, Blackhawk County population, 8,244 residents. Iowa, Boone County population, 4,232 residents. Iowa, Bremer County population, 4,915 residents. Iowa, Buchanan County population, 7,906 residents. Iowa, Buena Vista County population, 57 residents. Iowa, Butler County population, 3,724 residents. Iowa, Calhoun County population, 147 residents. Iowa, Carroll County population, 281 residents. Iowa, Cass County population, 1,612 residents. Iowa, Cedar County population, 12,949 residents. Iowa, Cerro Gordo County population, 940 residents. Iowa, Cherokee County population, 58 residents. Iowa, Chickasaw County population, 4,386 residents. Iowa, Clarke County population, 5,427 residents. Iowa, Clay County population, 52 residents. Iowa, Clayton County population, 20,728 residents. Iowa, Clinton County population, 18,938 residents. Iowa, Crawford County population, 383 residents. Iowa, Dallas County population, 5,244 residents. Iowa, Davis County population, 13,764 residents. Iowa, Decatur County population, 8,077 residents. Iowa, Delaware County population, 11,024 residents. Iowa, Des Moines County population, 19,011 residents. Iowa, Dickinson County population, 180 residents. Iowa, Dubuque County population, 31,164 residents. Iowa, Emmet County population, 105 residents. Iowa, Fayette County population, 12,073 residents. Iowa, Floyd County population, 3,744 residents. Iowa, Franklin County population, 1,309 residents. Iowa, Fremont County population, 5,074 residents. Iowa, Greene County population, 1,374 residents. Iowa, Grundy County population, 793 residents. Iowa, Guthrie County population, 3,058 residents. Iowa, Hamilton County population, 1,699 residents. Iowa, Hancock County population, 179 residents. Iowa, Hardin County population, 5,440 residents. Iowa, Harrison County population, 3,621 residents. Iowa, Henry County population, 18,701 residents. Iowa, Howard County population, 3,168 residents. Iowa, Humboldt County population, 332 residents. Iowa, Ida County population, 43 residents. Iowa, Iowa County population, 8,029 residents. Iowa, Jackson County population, 18,493 residents. Iowa, Jasper County population, 9,883 residents. Iowa, Jefferson County population, 15,038 residents. Iowa, Johnson County population, 17,573 residents. Iowa, Jones County population, 13,306 residents. Iowa, Keokuk County population, 13,271 residents. Iowa, Kossuth County population, 416 residents. Iowa, Lee County population, 29,232 residents. Iowa, Linn County population, 18,947 residents. Iowa, Louisa County population, 10,370 residents. Iowa, Lucas County population, 5,766 residents. Iowa, Madison County population, 7,339 residents. Iowa, Mahaska County population, 14,816 residents. Iowa, Marion County population, 16,813 residents. Iowa, Marshall County population, 6,015 residents. Iowa, Mills County population, 4,481 residents. Iowa, Mitchell County population, 3,409 residents. Iowa, Monona County population, 832 residents. Iowa, Monroe County population, 8,612 residents. Iowa, Montgomery County population, 1,256 residents. Iowa, Muscatine County population, 16,444 residents. Iowa, O'Brien County population, 8 residents. Iowa, Page County population, 4,419 residents. Iowa, Palo Alto County population, 132 residents. Iowa, Plymouth County population, 148 residents. Iowa, Pocahontas County population, 103 residents. Iowa, Polk County population, 11,625 residents. Iowa, Pottawattamie County population, 4,968 residents. Iowa, Poweshiek County population, 5,668 residents. Iowa, Ringgold County population, 2,923 residents. Iowa, Sac County population, 246 residents. Iowa, Scott County population, 25,959 residents. Iowa, Shelby County population, 818 residents. Iowa, Sioux County population, 10 residents. Iowa, Story County population, 4,051 residents. Iowa, Tama County population, 5,285 residents. Iowa, Taylor County population, 3,590 residents. Iowa, Union County population, 2,012 residents. Iowa, Van Buren County population, 17,081 residents. Iowa, Wapello County population, 14,518 residents. Iowa, Warren County population, 10,281 residents. Iowa, Washington County population, 14,235 residents. Iowa, Wayne County population, 6,409 residents. Iowa, Webster County population, 2,504 residents. Iowa, Winnebago County population, 168 residents. Iowa, Winneshiek County population, 13,942 residents. Iowa, Woodbury County population, 1,119 residents. Iowa, Worth County population, 756 residents. Iowa, Wright County population, 653 residents. Three Mennonite congregations organized the General Conference of the Mennonite Church in Iowa. First settlers arrived in the Scott township area, Morgan County(later Franklin County) in Iowa. Simpson College founded in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa. January 11, Samuel Jordan Kirkwood, elected governor of Iowa (1860-January 14, 1864).
1861	Luther College established in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Taylor, established in Harrison County, Iowa. August 8, Frank Steunenberg, born in Keokuk, Iowa. Governor of Idaho ( 1897-1901).
1862	Fort Defiance built as protection against marauding Sioux, in Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa.
1863	The 'Adair County Register' newspaper, established by James C. Gibbs in Adair County, Iowa. Indianola, incorporated in Warren County, Iowa.
1864	Independence, incorporated in Buchanan County, Iowa. January 14, William Milo Stone, elected governor of Iowa (1864-January 16, 1868).
1865	Ames, laid out in Story County, Iowa on the Squaw River by the John I. Blair Land Company. Named for Oakes Ames a railroad financier. Coordinates 42°02'N-93°37'W.
1866	Boone incorporated as town, Boone County, Iowa.
1867	Dunlap, established in Harrison County, Iowa. Morgan, established in Harrison County, Iowa.
1868	Boone town, incorporated as city in Boone County, Iowa. Douglas, established in Harrison County, Iowa. Lincoln, established in Harrison County, Iowa. The Chicago and Rock Island Railroad arrived in Adair County, Iowa. January 16, Samuel Merrill, elected governor of Iowa (1868-January 11, 1872).
1869	Charles City incorporated in Floyd County, Iowa The Mirror-Reporter newspaper launched in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, still serving Clear Lake and Ventura. The McGregor and Western Railroad arrived in Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. Creston founded, seat of Union County, Iowa. Coordinates 41°04'N-94°22'W. Fort Dodge incorporated as city in Webster County, Iowa.
1870	Iowa population 1,194,020 residents. Iowa, Adair County population, 3,982 residents. Iowa, Adams County population, 4,614 residents. Iowa, Allamakee County population, 17,868 residents. Iowa, Appanoose County population, 16,466 residents. Iowa, Audubon County population, 1,212 residents. Iowa, Benton County population, 22,454 residents. Iowa, Blackhawk County population, 21,706 residents. Iowa, Boone County population, 14,584 residents. Iowa, Bremer County population, 12,528 residents. Iowa, Buchanan County population, 17,034 residents. Iowa, Buena Vista County population, 1,585 residents. Iowa, Butler County population, 9,951 residents. Iowa, Calhoun County population, 1,602 residents. Iowa, Carroll County population, 2,451 residents. Iowa, Cass County population, 5,464 residents. Iowa, Cedar County population, 19,731 residents. Iowa, Cerro Gordo County population, 4,722 residents. Iowa, Cherokee County population, 1,967 residents. Iowa, Chickasaw County population, 10,180 residents. Iowa, Clarke County population, 8,735 residents. Iowa, Clay County population, 1,523 residents. Iowa, Clayton County population, 27,771 residents. Iowa, Clinton County population, 35,357 residents. Iowa, Crawford County population, 2,530 residents. Iowa, Dallas County population, 12,019 residents. Iowa, Davis County population, 15,565 residents. Iowa, Decatur County population, 12,018 residents. Iowa, Delaware County population, 17,432 residents. Iowa, Des Moines County population, 27,256 residents. Iowa, Dickinson County population, 1,389 residents. Iowa, Dubuque County population, 38,969 residents. Iowa, Emmet County population, 1,392 residents. Iowa, Fayette County population, 16,973 residents. Iowa, Floyd County population, 10,768 residents Iowa, Franklin County population, 4,738 residents. Iowa, Fremont County population, 11,174 residents. Iowa, Greene County population, 4,627 residents. Iowa, Grundy County population, 6,399 residents. Iowa, Guthrie County population, 7,061 residents. Iowa, Hamilton County population, 6,055 residents. Iowa, Hancock County population, 999 residents. Iowa, Hardin County population, 13,684 residents. Iowa, Harrison County population, 8,931 residents. Iowa, Henry County population, 21,463 residents. Iowa, Howard County population, 6,282 residents. Iowa, Humboldt County population, 2,596 resident. Iowa, Ida County population, 226 residents. Iowa, Iowa County population, 16,644 residents. Iowa, Jackson County population, 22,619 residents. Iowa, Jasper County population, 22,116 residents. Iowa, Jefferson County population, 17,839 residents. Iowa, Johnson County population, 24,808 residents. Iowa, Jones County population, 19,731 residents. Iowa, Keokuk County population, 19,434 residents. Iowa, Kossuth County population, 3,351 residents. Iowa, Lee County population, 37,210 residents. Iowa, Linn County population, 31,080 residents. Iowa, Louisa County population, 12,877 residents. Iowa, Lucas County population, 10,388 residents. Iowa, Lyon County, population, 221 residents. Iowa, Madison County population, 13,884 residents. Iowa, Mahaska County population, 22,508 residents. Iowa, Marion County population, 24,436 residents. Iowa, Marshall County population, 17,576 residents. Iowa, Mills County population, 8,718 residents. Iowa, Mitchell County population, 9,582 residents. Iowa, Monona County population, 3,654 residents. Iowa, Monroe County population, 12,724 residents. Iowa, Montgomery County population, 5,934 residents. Iowa, Muscatine County population, 21,688 residents. Iowa, O'Brien County population, 715 residents. Iowa, Page County population, 9,975 residents. Iowa, Palo Alto County population, 1,336 residents. Iowa, Plymouth County population, 2,199 residents. Iowa, Pocahontas County population, 1,644 residents. Iowa, Polk County population, 27,857 residents. Iowa, Pottawattamie County population, 16,893 residents. Iowa, Poweshiek County population, 15,581 residents. Iowa, Ringgold County population, 5,091 residents. Iowa, Sac County population, 1,411 residents. Iowa, Scott County population, 38,599 residents. Iowa, Shelby County population, 2,540 residents. Iowa, Sioux County population, 576 residents. Iowa, Story County population, 11,651 residents. Iowa, Tama County population, 16,131 residents. Iowa, Taylor County population, 6,980 residents. Iowa, Union County population, 5,986 residents. Iowa, Van Buren County population, 17,672 residents. Iowa, Wapello County population, 22,346 residents. Iowa, Warren County population, 17,980 residents. Iowa, Washington County population, 18,952 residents. Iowa, Wayne County population, 11,287 residents. Iowa, Webster County population, 10,484 residents. Iowa, Winnebago County population, 1,562 residents. Iowa, Winneshiek County population, 23,570 residents. Iowa, Woodbury County population, 6,172 residents. Iowa, Worth County population 2,802 residents. Iowa, Wright County population, 2,392 residents. Ames incorporated as town in Story County, Iowa. The brick Dunham Barn, built in Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa. On the National Register of Historic Places. Kingston annexed to Cedar Rapids in Linn County, Iowa.
1871	Clear Lake, incorporated in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Creston, incorporated in Union County, Iowa. Decorah, incorporated as city in Winneshiek County, Iowa. Montana renamed Boone, located in Boone County, Iowa.
1872	Adair laid out by George C. Tallman, in Adair County, Iowa. First courthouse built in Corning, Adams County, Iowa Algona incorporated in Iowa, seat of Kossuth County. Allen, established in Harrison County, Iowa. The Independence Health Institute, opened in Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa. Washington, established in Harrison County, Iowa. January 11, Cyrus Clay Carpenter, elected governor of Iowa (1872-January 13, 1876).
1873	Cherokee, incorporated in Cherokee County, Iowa. July 21, Train robbery by Jesse James and his band of outlaws, in Adair, Adair County, Iowa. August 26, Lee De Forest, born in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Inventor, Audion vacuum tube. September 7, Carl Lotus Becker, born near Waterloo, Iowa. Historian (American intellectual history). October 7, George Cram Cook, born in Davenport, Iowa. Novelist, playwright, poet and founder of the 'Provincetown Players'.
1874	Aidair county seat in Iowa, moved from Fontanelle to Greenfield. January 22, Leonard Eugene Dickson, born in Independence, Iowa. Mathematician and university professor. August 10, Herbert Clark Hoover born in West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa. Stanford University graduate, 31st President of the United States (1929-1933). Died, October 20, 1964 in New York City, NY.
1875	Greenfield, appointed seat of Adair County in Iowa. Parsons College founded in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa.
1876	Iowa State Normal School(present University of Northern Iowa) founded in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa. January 13, Samuel Jordan Kirkwood, elected second-term governor of Iowa (1876-February 1, 1877).
1877	February 1, Joshua Giddings Newbold, elected governor of Iowa (1877-January 17, 1878).
1878	Scott Township officers elected, Franklin County, Iowa. January 17, John Henry Gear, elected governor of Iowa (1878-January 12, 1882). April, Frank Gotch, born in Humboldt, Iowa. Professional freestyle wrestler, world champion.
1879	Brick Baptist church built in Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa. Fort Madison, became a divisional point on the Sante Fe Railway, in Lee County, Iowa. Rock Island Railroad Depot, on the National History Register, built in Stuart, Adair County, Iowa.
1880	Iowa population 1,624,615 residents. Iowa, Adair County population, 11,676 residents. Iowa, Adams County population, 11,888 residents. Iowa, Allamakee County population, 19,791 residents. Iowa, Appanoosa County population, 16,636 residents. Iowa, Audubon County population, 7,448 residents. Iowa, Benton County population, 24,888 residents. Iowa, Blackhawk County population, 23,913 residents. Iowa, Boone County population, 20,838 residents. Iowa, Bremer County population, 14,081 residents. Iowa, Buchanan County population, 18,546 residents. Iowa, Buena Vista County population, 7,537 residents. Iowa, Butler County population, 14,293 residents. Iowa, Calhoun County population, 5,595 residents. Iowa, Carroll County population, 12,351 residents. Iowa, Cass County population, 16,943 residents. Iowa, Cedar County population, 18,936 residents. Iowa, Cerro Gordo County population, 11,461 residents. Iowa, Cherokee County population, 8,240 residents. Iowa, Chickasaw County population, 14,534 residents Iowa, Clarke County population, 11,513 residents. Iowa, Clay County population, 4,248 residents. Iowa, Clayton County population, 28,829 residents. Iowa, Clinton County population, 36,763 residents. Iowa, Crawford County population, 12,413 residents. Iowa, Dallas County population, 18,746 residents. Iowa, Davis County population, 16,468 residents. Iowa, Decatur County population, 15,336 residents. Iowa, Delaware County population, 17,950 residents. Iowa, Des Moines County population, 33,099 residents. Iowa, Dickinson County population, 1,901 residents. Iowa, Dubuque County population, 42,996 residents. Iowa, Emmet County population, 1,550 residents. Iowa, Fayette County population, 22,258 residents. Iowa, Floyd County population, 14,677 residents. Iowa, Franklin County population, 10,249 residents. Iowa, Fremont County population, 17,652 residents. Iowa, Greene County population, 12,727 residents. Iowa, Grandy County population, 12,639 residents. Iowa, Guthrie County population, 14,394 residents. Iowa, Hamilton County population, 11,252 residents. Iowa, Hancock County population, 3,453 residents. Iowa, Hardin County population, 17,807 residents. Iowa, Harrison County population, 16,649 residents. Iowa, Henry County population, 20,986 residents. Iowa, Howard County population, 10,837 residents. Iowa, Humboldt County population, 5,341 residents. Iowa, Ida County population, 4,382 residents. Iowa, Iowa County population, 19,221 residents. Iowa, Jackson County population, 23,771 residents. Iowa, Jasper County population, 25,963 residents. Iowa, Jefferson County population, 17,469 residents. Iowa, Johnson County population, 25,429 residents. Iowa, Jones County population, 21,052 residents. Iowa, Keokuk County population, 21,258 residents. Iowa, Kossuth County population, 6,178 residents. Iowa, Lee County population, 34,859 residents. Iowa, Linn County population, 37,237 residents. Iowa, Louisa County population, 13,142 residents. Iowa, Lucas County population, 14,530 residents. Iowa, Lyon County population, 1,968 residents. Iowa, Madison County population, 17,224 residents. Iowa, Mahaska County population, 25,208 residents. Iowa, Marion County population, 25,111 residents. Iowa, Marshall County population, 23,752 residents. Iowa, Mills County population, 14,137 residents. Iowa, Mitchell County population, 14,363 residents. Iowa, Monona County population, 9,055 residents. Iowa, Monroe County population, 13,719 residents. Iowa, Montgomery County population, 15,895 residents. Iowa, Muscatine County population, 23,170 residents. Iowa, O'Brien County population, 4,155 residents. Iowa, Osceola County population, 2,219 residents. Iowa, Page County population, 19,667 residents. Iowa, Palo Alto County population, 4,131 residents. Iowa, Plymouth County population, 8,566 residents. Iowa, Pocahontas County population, 3,713 residents. Iowa, Polk County population, 42,395 residents. Iowa, Pottawattamie County population, 39,850 residents. Iowa, Poweshiek County population, 18,936 residents. Iowa, Ringgold County population, 12,085 residents. Iowa, Sac County population, 8,774 residents. Iowa, Scott County population, 41,256 residents. Iowa, Shelby County population, 12,696 residents. Iowa, Sioux County population, 5,426 residents. Iowa, Story County population, 16,906 residents. Iowa, Tama County population, 21,585 residents. Iowa, Taylor County population, 15,635 residents. Iowa, Uinion County population, 14,980 residents. Iowa, Van Buren County population, 17,043 residents. Iowa, Wapello County population, 25,285 residents. Iowa, Warren County population, 19,578 residents. Iowa, Washington County population, 20,374 residents. Iowa, Wayne County population, 16,127 residents. Iowa, Webster County population, 15,951 residents. Iowa, Winnebago County population, 4,917 residents. Iowa, Winneshiek County population, 23,938 residents. Iowa, Woodbury County population, 14,996 residents. Iowa, Worth County population, 7,953 residents. Iowa, Wright County population, 5,062 residents.
1881	A branch of the Central Railroad of Iowa, arrived in Scott Township, its station was Alexander, located in Franklin County, Iowa. Drake University, established in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Estherville incorporated as town in Emmet County, Iowa.
1882	First post office, school and general store built in Alexander, Franklin County, Iowa. Grinnell, incorporated as city in Poweshiek County, Iowa. January 12, Buren Robinson Sherman, elected governor of Iowa (1882-January 14, 1886). February, the Alden Public Library, first public library with 225 books opened in Alden, Hardin County, Iowa. April, first library association organized in Alden, Iowa. July 1, Susan Glaspell, born in Davenport, Iowa. Dramatist, novelist and founder of the Provincetown Playhouse.
1883	Edel Blacksmith shop, opened in Havervill, Marshall County in Iowa. Named after the German immigrant-owner Matthew Edel, blacksmith and inventor.
1884	The Swedish Evangelical Free Mission (later Swedish Evangelical Free Church) organized in Boone, Iowa.
1885	Alexander town platted by F.E. Carter in Franklin County, Iowa.
	IOWA STATISTICS - COUNTY (LAND) AREA
569	1.474km² - IA Adair